Chapter 220

During the fourth round of dealing, Baron Cobol's nervous expression could no longer be concealed. He likely believed he had gained a huge advantage in this card game and held great expectations for that Luo De Pai. Now that Xia De had won two rounds, he could not stop worrying in his heart that he would lose.

In this state of mind, there is actually a higher probability of losing the game; even Xia De understands this logic.

They both received their hole cards. The Baron took a quick look and then revealed a disappointed expression; it seemed it was not a King or a Wang Hou.

For the following second card, the two of them received a Moon 9 and a Moon 1, respectively. The Baron, having received the Moon 9, hesitated for quite a while before deciding to continue asking for cards, which allowed the circle of people around them to guess the range of the points currently in his hand.

As for Xia De, after checking his hole card, he directly chose to ask for a card. The third card for both sides was even stranger: the Baron had a Sun 1, and Xia De had a Flower 1.

Baron Cobol hesitated again, and even Baron Lu Anda, who was dealing the cards for him, could not help but remind him:

"If you hesitate for a while longer, I won't even need to look at your cards to know what the point value of your current hole card is."

This made the people around them laugh, and Xia De also laughed:

"Baron, do you want to gamble on your luck?"

"Mr. Hamilton, do you want to continue asking for cards?"

Baron Cobol asked instead.

"Of course."

The corners of the Baron's mouth twitched:

"Very well, I will also continue to ask for cards."

Subsequently, a King was dealt into the Baron's hand. His eyes widened in an instant, and his mouth was tightly shut, looking as if he could not breathe. Unless Xia De had 21 points, it would be a two-to-two situation.

The people around whispered to each other. The Baron suddenly looked up to check Xia De's cards; it was a Flower 8.

【Old Continent Eastern Scenery · Lake Tisi】, after drawing this card, guess the number of one of the opponent's unrevealed cards. If correct, after the opponent reveals their cards, you can choose whether to force the opponent's card number to increase by one. If the opponent flips their covered card first, then 【Old Continent Eastern Scenery · Lake Tisi】 has no effect.

Of course, if the opponent has a King or a Wang Hou, increasing the points by one means busting, which is also one of the basic rules.

Seeing Xia De's card, the Baron was stunned. He knew the effect of this card. At this moment, recalling the rules, he immediately reached out to flip his hole card, but his hand's movement was not as fast as Xia De's mouth:

"I guess it's 9 points."

Xia De said, his face not nervous at all. There was no penalty for guessing wrong; his current points added up to 11, and he could still continue to ask for cards.

Baron Cobol pinched the corner of the card and stopped there.

"I guess it's 10 points!"

Baron Lei Jiede, who was dealing the cards, immediately said with a smile.

"No, the probability of it being 9 points is higher!"

Another dealer, Baron Lu Anda, who was wearing a curly wig, retorted.

"Open the cards quickly, what exactly is it?"

The people urged. Everyone looked at Baron Cobol's hand. The Baron revealed an ugly expression on his face, then gave a dry laugh and flipped the card, throwing it onto the table:

"I shouldn't have hesitated just now. Alright, Star 9."

The small bag containing the Blood Money was then thrown out by him, sliding along the table to Xia De's side:

"I shouldn't have hesitated just now."

He repeated again.

Xia De opened the bag to take a look and nodded with satisfaction:

"Baron, thank you for your generosity."

"Let's play cards together again when there is time."

Baron Cobol stood up with a look of regret:

"Although I lost, Mr. Hamilton, I find playing cards with you truly interesting. I can remember this kind of match for 20 years... hesitation leads to failure indeed."

He sighed like this, and the onlookers laughed once again.

After winning the bet, the ball at nine in the evening was about to begin. The onlookers dispersed one by one, and only a few people were still playing Luo De Pai here. Xia De also took this opportunity to carry his antique knight's longsword and returned to the lounge on the second floor to find Miss Beiya and Miss Jia Lin Na who were waiting:

"Look."

He threw the small bag with its mouth tightened onto the coffee table and then returned the banknotes that Miss Jia Lin Na had given him earlier.

Miss Beiya curiously opened the bag and clicked her tongue in wonder at the gold coins that had no patterns at all, while Miss Jia Lin Na felt strange about Xia De's actions:

"What do you mean by returning the money to me?"

"I didn't spend any money; I won it playing Luo De Pai."

He smiled, looking slightly relaxed, and because he won the game, he was also very happy:

"You know, my luck at playing Luo De Pai has always been quite good."

He was referring to 【Founding · Silver Moon】.

Miss Jia Lin Na then took the banknotes and asked jokingly:

"Do you still remember what the Priest said?"

"Of course I remember—do not become addicted to Luo De Pai."

Xia De repeated, while in his heart he thought of the Priest's worried appearance:

"Miss Beiya, do I look like a gambler to you?"

He asked the young lady again, who was playing with those old gold pounds, trying to see if there was anything special about them. The latter glanced at him:

"No."

Xia De felt much more relieved now.

Since they had obtained an extra five pieces of Blood Money, Miss Jia Lin Na immediately decided to perform the so-called "precision divination" right away.

Because Miss Miss Jia Lin Na was still there, Xia De was worried that the Great Witch with very keen senses would see through Miss Jia Lin Na's secret, so he gave a slight reminder, but Miss Jia Lin Na did not care:

"My secrets are probably only something God could guess."

Xia De opened his mouth but did not ask further, and Miss Beiya, who was on the side, was the same.

When Miss Jia Lin Na performed the divination, she did not avoid Xia De and Miss Beiya. According to her, even if they saw the whole process, they would not be able to see any clues.

In fact, this process was very simple. First, Miss Jia Lin Na held the piece of Blood Money that had already been used by her, tossed it twice, and then put the coin down again:

"The secret of the Chosen One is indeed not something that can be divined easily; one piece of Blood Money is not enough."

So, using the method of "trading with oneself," she activated a piece of Blood Money that Xia De had won from the card game, but two pieces of Blood Money were still not enough.

"After all, it is the Chosen One; this is the legendary beginning of the Sixth Era. If the result were so easily divined, it would instead make me suspicious."

Xia De said this and handed another piece to Miss Jia Lin Na. But before Miss Jia Lin Na could use the gold coin, Miss Beiya reached out and snatched the coin. She shook her head and said:

"Even if the Blood Money will be consumed immediately, causing the curse to disappear, bearing so many curses in a short period of time is probably not an easy thing, right?"

She placed the antique gold coin in her palm, and seeing that Xia De and Miss Jia Lin Na were both looking at her, she said embarrassedly:

"You are helping me. Although I cannot perform divination, I also want to contribute my own part."

Saying this, she also followed Miss Jia Lin Na's method and activated the Blood Money by trading with herself. Only after the patterns on the front and back of the gold coin appeared did she hand the Blood Money to the female diviner.

"No, it's still not enough..."

With three gold coins stacked in her palm, Miss Jia Lin Na looked somewhat uneasily at the 【Relic】 under the gaslight:

"It doesn't matter, even if six are not enough, I have other ways to pay the price... other ways."

Looking at her expression, one knew that the other ways must not be simple and might even cause harm to herself.

"I'll do the next one."

Xia De also picked up a gold coin from the small cloth bag on the table. After activating it, he thought there would be a feeling like "a cold breath drilling into the body," but in reality, he felt nothing at all.

His luck was not bad; four pieces of Blood Money were finally enough.

Miss Jia Lin Na took a deep breath, and then, in front of Xia De and Miss Beiya, tossed these gold coins containing the curse of the ocean's undead one by one.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still. Xia De looked up at them. Under the indoor light, his eyes clearly saw every detail of the gold coins spinning in the air.

The air became viscous, and some rustling sounds appeared in his ears.

As the Blood Money spun and rose in the air, it rapidly decayed and finally corroded completely at the highest point. When falling, it scattered into fly ash, and the fly ash dissipated completely before hitting the ground.

What Miss Beiya could observe, Xia De did not know, but he saw that within the Blood Money turned to ash, several gray traces of light streaked through the air and gathered at the back of Miss Jia Lin Na's head.

He tilted his head and looked at the purple-eyed female diviner. In a trance, he actually saw a transparent and illusory woman's figure, leaning over gently behind Miss Jia Lin Na. The power of the Blood Money was completely absorbed by her. She wrapped her hands around Miss Jia Lin Na's neck, her mouth whispering something in her ear.

Miss Beiya seemed unable to see this scene, and even Miss Jia Lin Na could not see the person lying behind her back, but Xia De saw it:

"This is..."

That transparent, illusory woman's figure was strikingly the image of Miss Jia Lin Na, but she looked more mature. Her expression was somewhat sorrowful, and her transparent body seemed incomplete, with some parts so illusory that they basically had no form.

She also noticed that Xia De was looking at her, a look of surprise appearing on her face, and then she vanished.

【This is her "Other Me."】

"But why... Miss Jia Lin Na's so-called divination at a price seems to really be the special ability of her 'Other Me,' and not some kind of powerful relic. But... that figure just now... this also doesn't seem to be a normal 'Other Me'."

Miss Beiya was reaching out, trying to catch the fly ash turned from the Blood Money, while Miss Jia Lin Na was tilting her head, listening to words that no one else could hear. The two of them really did not see the figure that appeared for that instant just now.

"Did you see it too just now?"

【I saw it, but I cannot give you an answer. I can only tell you that her "Other Me" seems to be injured and is not complete.】

"How heavy is the injury?"

【Impossible to judge, unless you make closer contact.】

"The Doctor's 'Other Me' is related to demons, and Miss Jia Lin Na's 'Other Me' is actually able to utilize the power of relics..."

Xia De was still thinking, while Miss Jia Lin Na had already revealed a satisfied smile; it seemed there was already a result:

"The answer obtained from four pieces of Blood Money—to become the Chosen One of 【Balance】, the first condition is an artifact containing the power of an Ancient God, the second condition is to have some understanding of 【Balance】 itself, and the third condition is a ritual, a special ritual—"

She looked at Miss Beiya, who was sitting upright:

"Please tell me."

"Pray to the Ancient God, voluntarily offer one of your eyes, and obtain the wisdom to measure balance. In a suspended state, under the witness of people with special destinies, justly judge your fated enemy, thereby marking your own scale of balance, mastering the power of the Judge, and becoming the true Chosen One."